Thursday, 21 November 2013

This pattern is for my lovely American and Canadian friends out there but the wonderful thing about this crochet pattern is that it is an adaption of my recent crochet video tutorial on how to make a little bird which you can watch here! So you can use this main body pattern to make many different types of birds. See my Robin below as another example.

The steps are the same for the main body but for the turkey I have chosen to use the following materials as well as adding some extra features;

Row 3
Ch1, turn, working in front loops only for this row, crochet 10dc in 1st st, *sk1, sl st in next st, sk1, 10dc in next st* repeat from * to * until end - (4 red fan shapes made)

Row 4
Ch1, turn, 1sc in first back loop from row 3 and in ea back loop along - (13)

Row 5Join O with your ch1, turn, again working in front loops only for this row, sl st in 1st st, *sk1, 10dc in next st, sk1, sl st in next st* repeat from * to * until end - (3 orange fan shapes made)

Row 6
Ch1, turn, 1sc in first back loop from row 5 and in ea back loop along - (13)

Row 2Join O with ch1 (again don't count as st here or onwards), turn, [1sc, 1dc] in 1st st, [1dc, 1sc] in next st, 1sc in next 2 sts, [1sc, 1dc] in next st, 2tr in next st, [1dc, 1sc] in next st, 1sc in last st - (13)

Row 3Join Y with ch1, turn, 2sc in 1st st and in ea st along - (26) Fasten off and sew both wings onto your main body, making sure they are placed correctly (you want the fatter part of the wing to be at the tail end of your bird).

Eyes, Beak and Wattle Skin

To make the eyes take two short lengths of Y and tie 3 knots into the middle of each length. Sew both ends into your main body and tie on the inside.

Wattle Skin

To make the wattle skin, take R and ch6, then crochet [1sc, 1dc, 1tr] in 2nd st from hook, [1tr, 1dc, 1sc] in next st, sl st in next st, [1sc, 1dc, 1tr] in next st, [1tr, 1dc, 1sc] in last st. Fasten off and sew onto your main body under the eyes.

Beak

Using Y, ch4, 1sc in 2nd st from hook, 1hdc in next st, 1dc in last st. Fasten off and sew onto main body over the top of your wattle skin.

Now stuff your turkey, preferable with toy stuffing or yarn scraps rather than sage and onion he he.... I know terrible humour (>.<)

If you would like to make the smaller birds, simply use DK/Light worsted weight yarn and a 3mm crochet hook for the main body.

Small Wings

To make the smaller wings use a 2.5mm crochet hook or similar and ch6, sl st in 2nd st from hook, sl st in next st, 1sc in next st, 1hdc in next st, 5dc in last st.

Turning your work clockwise and crocheting back into your foundation chains crochet 1hdc in your 2nd foundation ch (your 1st was the last st where you worked 5dc), 1sc in next ch, 1sl st in remaining 2 chs, fasten off and sew onto your main body. See video above for instructions as well.

Robin version using same main body pattern.

Small Beak

Row 1
To make the smaller beak use a 2.5mm crochet hook or similar, ch3, 1sc in 2nd st from hook, 1sc in last st - (2)

Stop here and using PY and a yarn needle, sew some small sts onto your strawberry. Be careful not to pull to tightly otherwise you may distort your strawberry shape. Fasten off PY.

Round 12
*sc2tog* repeat until end - (12)

Stop here and stuff your strawberry with either toy stuffing or yarn scraps.

Round 13
*sc2tog* repeat until end - (6)

Fasten off R and using remaining tail end and a yarn needle sew your remaining gap closed. Do this by repeatedly sewing into the next 2 sts and draw-stringing your hole closed.

Hide your tail ends on the inside of your strawberry by sewing through your strawberry a few times (without pulling too tight otherwise you will distort your strawberry shape), push your strawberry down gently and keeping your tail end taut, cut your yarn, let go of your strawberry allowing it to bounce back and doing so will hide your tail end on the inside.

Round 2
Ch4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1sl st in next 2 chs, 1sc in same st as chs, *1sl st in next st on main circle, ch4, sl st in 2nd ch from hook, 1sl st in next 2 chs, 1sc in same st as chs* repeat from * to * until end, sl st to join round, fasten off and use remaining yarn to sew onto your strawberry, hiding your tails end the same way as before.

Using W and an I/9 (5.5mm) crochet hook, ch9, 2hdc in 2nd st from hook, 1hdc in next 6 sts, 5hdc in last st. Working back into your foundation chains again work 1hdc in 2nd chain along (your 1st chain was the same as the last chain from the first row, where you worked 5hdc), 1hdc in next 5 chs, 3hdc in last ch – (22 total sts from both rows).

Round 2

Without joining your round here and onwards, 1hdc in next 10 sts, 2hdc in next 2sts, 1hdc in last 10 sts – (24)

Round 3

1hdc in next 11 sts, 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next st, 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in last 10 sts – (26)

Round 4

1hdc in next 12 sts, 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 2 sts, 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in last 10 sts – (28)

Round 5

1hdc in next 13 sts, 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in last 10 sts – (30)

Re-join W anywhere on back on slipper, near the edge and work 1sc neatly around opening of slipper, join G with sl st to join round – (st count is not important).

Round 28

Continuing in G, work 1 sl st in ea sc around, sl st in first sl st to join round. Fasten off and tie in all tails.

Right Slipper

Round 1

Using W and an I/9 (5.5mm) crochet hook, ch9, 2hdc in 2nd st from hook, 1hdc in next 6 sts, 5hdc in last st. Working back into your foundation chains again work 1hdc in 2nd chain along (your 1st chain was the same as the last chain from the first row, where you worked 5hdc), 1hdc in next 5 chs, 3hdc in last ch – (22 total sts from both rows).

Round 2

Without joining your round here and onwards, 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 20 sts, 2hdc in last st – (24)

Round 3

1hdc in next st, 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 21sts, 2hdc in last st – (26)

Round 4

1hdc in next 2 sts, 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 22sts, 2hdc in last st – (28)

Round 5

1hdc in next 3 sts, 2hdc in next st, 1hdc in next 23sts, 2hdc in last st – (30)

Friday, 1 November 2013

I designed this poppy actually a few years ago now on Remembrance Sunday here in the UK when raising money for the Royal British Legion, as my family personally lost at least 2 uncles in WW1, which I discovered when researching my ancestry.

I felt designing this poppy was my way of remembering their courage but also the sorrow they left behind.

I now share this poppy pattern with you so you can remember your heroes in your own personal way.

You are more than welcome to sell poppies made from this pattern to raise money for charities of your choice.

The Designer

I am a mummy to a little girl and I love baking, travelling and crocheting, sometimes all at the same time! I am often found immersed under yarn or off on my travels. I crochet with passion, with designs to hopefully catch your imagination and never let go.

All my patterns are in US terminology.

How you can support me.

Want to show your appreciation? I would be honoured if you became a patron of HappyBerry, but I also gratefully accept donations here. Thank you so much!

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